Programs
Montessori Infant & Preschool (HeadsUp!)
Our Montessori preschool provides the first step for many of our future students’ immersive education and Montessori school experience. We offer parents the security of knowing that their children are receiving the finest care and development guidance available. Our full day infant daycare combines an innovative approach to early learning with traditional values and the joy of discovery to promote and encourage individually-paced learning as part of our Montessori school curriculum.
What to Expect
Our Program's Unique Features
Our professional and nurturing staff recognize the astonishing capabilities of very young children and offer games and activities that encourage the development of fundamental thinking skills through combined learning and play. This acts as the foundation of physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. Our preschool uses the HeadsUp!® approach, which encourages children to become conscious of and take pride in their emerging competence. By becoming aware of their progress towards each skill they possess, a young child feels more capable and will be more eager to use them.
It is our goal is to provide an educational environment that helps children grow optimally to fulfill their full potential. Our mission is to nurture young children so that they may continue to grow to be bright, motivated, independent, self-confident individuals.
Visit our Palo Alto, CA, preschool or call to schedule a tour of our campus to see why we are the trusted name in child education! As one of the most comprehensive Montessori schools in the area, our centers accept infants and children ages 0-4 with open enrollment and the freedom to withdraw and re-enroll throughout the year to accommodate the schedules and needs of our families. Contact us today to learn more!
The success of our preschool program is based on five critical components:
Pioneering and Practical Philosophy
We are guided by our HeadsUp!® Approach to learning, a bold, yet common-sense foundation for all of our activities.
Innovative Curriculum
We follow a defined curriculum that is an eclectic blend of classical roots and modern enhancements, with an advanced assessment system that focuses on what children can do, not what they can memorize.
High Quality Staff
We employ and retain well-educated, highly motivated professional teachers with a passion for their field, and we provide the training, support, and supervision necessary to mold them into amazing educators.
Knowledgeable Parents
From our roots as a parent education organization, we continue to work to build parental skills and knowledge through individual daily notes home, semi-annual parent conferences, monthly parent general education meetings, and group lectures and workshops.
Firm and Flexible Management
Our standards, policies, procedures, communications, and administrative controls are founded on sound business practices and 30 years of experience serving our clientele in a courteous, yet responsible manner.
What People are Saying
Parent Reviews
"The quality of the teaching staff is amazing from the Infant/Toddler room up through Preschool/Kindergarten. You can tell that the cost of tuition goes towards retaining the top quality staff and providing programs such as Spanish, Mandarin, and Music time that would be considered “extras” at other facilities."
— Julie N., Yelp
“HeadsUp! is a fantastic daycare and school. My three-year-old daughter has been there for more than two years. She learns a lot and enjoys the time in HeadsUp!."
— Liwei Liu, Engineer in Display Ads, Mountain View